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<entry> <ent_seq>1570180</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>穢多</keb> <ke_inf>&ateji;</ke_inf> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>えた</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&n;</pos> <misc>&hist;</misc> <misc>&sens;</misc> <s_inf>derog. when written 穢多</s_inf> <gloss>eta</gloss> <gloss g_type="expl">group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses</gloss> </sense> </entry>